Best places for young people to live in CA?
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Anonymous
| Hi, what are the best places for young adults to live in california (not just SF)? The safest places? Most affordable? Most lively? |
Anonymous
| Budget first |
Anonymous
| Affordable, safe, lively: Pick TWO of the three. You cannot have all three in CA. |
Anonymous
| Assuming you can afford it, the best places would be LA and San Diego. SD because it’s young and fun, so choose that if you prefer to live in a beach community. Choose LA if you prefer more urban/scrappy. In LA, the best areas would be on the westside, especially, Santa Monica, Venice, Marina Del Rey, Culver City, and South Bay communities like Redondo, Hermosa Beach and Manhattan Beach ($$$) |
Anonymous
| My sister lives in Sacramento. It's affordable and safe, don't know how "lively" for young people but it's a nice place for a family. |
Anonymous
| What profession? Single? |
Anonymous
| Davis is a college town and would fit all three criteria. |
Anonymous
| San Diego, of course! |
Anonymous
| 1980 |
Anonymous
+1 |
Anonymous
| Santa Cruz, Monterey, are fab. |
Anonymous
| What counts as young? |